Beyond the Alamo

“Ramos perceptively notes that despite their subordinate status, Tejanos resisted the status quo and sustained a measure of political influence through the century.” — Journal of American History

“Succeeds in 'bringing contemporary insight and relevance to the study of the past' and Texas history. . . . Recommended.” — CHOICE

“[Ramos’s] first fine book demonstrates [that] history has no conclusion; it evolves in response to our present. . . . [Ramos has] an insider’s passion for local detail and an academic’s instinct to set this evidence in its broadest cultural context. . . . [Ramos] reveals how deeply this revolutionary era penetrated individual lives.” — San Antonio Express News

“An interesting and readable contribution to the discussion of identity formation in borderlands and Texas history from a Tejano point of view.” — East Texas Historical Journal

“Clearly written and thoroughly researched . . . not only a significant addition to scholarship on Chicano/a history, immigration, and nationalism, but also a work accessible to academics and students alike.” — Canadian Journal of History

“Impressive . . . tells a fascinating story of how the population of Texas, under a developing republic, created a tapestry of regional identities.” — Ethnohistory

“Ramos captures a community’s survival through the turmoil of changes in sovereignty; from Spanish to Mexican, to Texan, to American, and then to Confederate, he traces the evolution of the Tejano identity.” — Southwestern Historical Quarterly

“Illustrates with a vivid style the vicissitudes local elite families embarked upon as they functioned as cultural brokers between two competing national projects.” — Journal of American Ethnic History

“Engaging and compelling. . . . A significant contribution to the study of race, ethnicity, and nation and deepen[s] our understanding of how Tejanos met the incredible challenges posed by manifest destiny and American economic transnationalism.” — The Journal of Southern History

“A thorough treatment of Tejano ethnic identity and race relations. . . . A great aid for those teaching histories of the American south-west, and a good fit as a required text for upper division and graduate seminars in Chicana/o history and the history of the West.” — Social History